Careem and Uber drivers stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Transportations (Amman) to protest the lack of state response to their demands

Country: 
Jordan
Date: 
03/07/2019
Description: 
Careem and Uber drivers stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Transportations (Amman) to protest the lack of state response to their demands. The latter include the increase of the operational life of vehicles from five to eight years, the provision of the required licensing in favor of the drivers and not of the companies, and the investigation of numerous cases of arbitrary dismissals
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Workers group: Self-employed
Mode of action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Demands for rights / Services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
N/A
Location: 
Amman